Battling the Bully: Brain-Inspired Responses to Bullying
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6802 McClean Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21234 | 410-870-2481 The Upside Down Organization is proud to support the North Carolina Middle School Association Conference! March 5, 2012 | Greensboro, NC CERTIFIED PRESENTER: Shauna F. King, M.Ed. “Battling the Bully: Brain-Inspired Responses to Bullying” BRAIN CHEMISTRY Basic Brain Anatomy HIPPOCAMPUS AMYGDALA FRONTAL LOBES HIPPOCAMPUS The UPS Guy AMYGDALA The Palace Guard FRONTAL LOBES Learning to Drive The Brain Made Ridiculously Simple! TRUE or FALSE Cortisol – “UH-OH” Adrenaline – “YIKES!” vs. Serotonin – “AHH ...” Dopamine – “YAHOO!” These pairs do not play well together ... T F 1. Bullying peaks in 9th grade. T F 2. Girls tend to bully in groups. T F 3. Children who are bullies are more likely to become adults who engage in criminal behavior. T F 4. As of early 2012, all 50 states have anti-bullying laws. T F 5. Bullying has a direct impact on school attendance.
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6802 McClean Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21234 | 410-870-2481
The Upside Down Organization is proud to support the North Carolina Middle School
Association Conference! March 5, 2012 | Greensboro, NC
CERTIFIED PRESENTER:
Shauna F. King, M.Ed. “Battling the Bully: Brain-Inspired Responses to Bullying”
BRAIN CHEMISTRY Basic Brain Anatomy
HIPPOCAMPUS AMYGDALA
FRONTAL LOBES
HIPPOCAMPUS The UPS Guy
AMYGDALA The Palace Guard
FRONTAL LOBES Learning to Drive
The Brain Made Ridiculously Simple!
TRU
E or
FA
LSE
Cortisol – “UH-OH” Adrenaline – “YIKES!”
vs. Serotonin – “AHH ...” Dopamine – “YAHOO!”
These pairs do not play well together ...
T F 1. Bullying peaks in 9th grade.
T F 2. Girls tend to bully in groups.
T F 3. Children who are bullies are more likely to become adults who engage in criminal behavior.
T F 4. As of early 2012, all 50 states have anti-bullying laws.
T F 5. Bullying has a direct impact on school attendance.
1. Harassment of the victim occurs over time
2. Intent behind the harassment is either mentally or physically harmful to the victim
3. An imbalance of power is apparent
Three Distinct Features
(as defined by the educational field)
“Bullying is not just an overt act of cruelty, but the omission of compassion” ———— Jodee Blanco
Bullies tend to have unusually low levels of anxiety and insecurity.
They tend to have a relatively positive self image.
WHAT is BULLYING?
(Decety, 2008) N
OTE
S BULLYING STATS • Over 50% of adolescents and teens have been
bullied online, and about the same have engaged in cyber bullying.
• More than 50% of adolescents don’t tell their parents when cyber bullying occurs.
(i-SAFE foundation)
• Girls are at least as likely as boys to be cyber bullies or targets of cyber bullying.
• Cyber bullying targets are more likely to have low self esteem and to consider suicide.
(The Cyber bullying Research Center)
WHY?
Fron
tal L
obes
and
D
opam
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The American Medical Association warns that Bullying can damage a brain as much as child
abuse can.
www.stopbullyingnow.com www.kidsareworthit.com
Can we be Hardwired to
Bully?
ANSWERS: 1. FALSE - bullying is at it’s worst in middle school (6-8 grade). | 2. TRUE - most girl bullying involves teasing, rumor spreading, ignoring, and verbal insults done by groups of girls | 3. TRUE - some research shows that 60% of bullies will have a criminal record by the age of 24 | 4. FALSE 48 states have anti-bullying laws. | 5. TRUE - hundreds of thousands of students miss school each day for fear of being bullied.
